Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skeutaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Derived from *skeutaną (“to shoot”) +‎ *-az (deverbal adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈskeu̯.tɑz/

Adjective

*skeutaz

fast, swift, ready

Inflection

Declension of *skeutaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*skeutaz	*skeutō	*skeutą, -atō	*skeutai	*skeutôz	*skeutō
accusative	*skeutanǭ	*skeutǭ	*skeutą, -atō	*skeutanz	*skeutōz	*skeutō
genitive	*skeutas, -is	*skeutaizōz	*skeutas, -is	*skeutaizǫ̂	*skeutaizǫ̂	*skeutaizǫ̂
dative	*skeutammai	*skeutaizōi	*skeutammai	*skeutaimaz	*skeutaimaz	*skeutaimaz
instrumental	*skeutanō	*skeutaizō	*skeutanō	*skeutaimiz	*skeutaimiz	*skeutaimiz

Weak declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*skeutô	*skeutǭ	*skeutô	*skeutaniz	*skeutōniz	*skeutōnō
accusative	*skeutanų	*skeutōnų	*skeutô	*skeutanunz	*skeutōnunz	*skeutōnō
genitive	*skeutiniz	*skeutōniz	*skeutiniz	*skeutanǫ̂	*skeutōnǫ̂	*skeutanǫ̂
dative	*skeutini	*skeutōni	*skeutini	*skeutammaz	*skeutōmaz	*skeutammaz
instrumental	*skeutinē	*skeutōnē	*skeutinē	*skeutammiz	*skeutōmiz	*skeutammiz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *skeut
- Old English: sċēot
  - Middle English: shete, sheyte
  - ⇒ Middle English: schete (“quickly, easily”, adverb)
Old Norse: skjótr
- Icelandic: skjótur
- Faroese: skjótur
- Old Swedish: skiūter
- ⇒ Old Norse: skjótt (adverb)
  - Icelandic: skjótt
  - Faroese: skjótt
  - → Middle English: skete

References

Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN